The DMK government has failed to prevent smuggling of food items meant for public distribution, AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa alleged on Wednesday.
“Though the government has issued a stringent warning against smugglers, not a day passes without smuggling of ration items. The warning remains on paper and no action has been taken against those who are behind the illegal act,” she said in a statement here.
Recalling the collision involving a truck and a bus in which nine people were killed and many others were gravely injured on Wednesday, Ms. Jayalalithaa said the truck was carrying smuggled rice.